Official recap
When Husker quarterback Turner Gill left the game with a mild concussion late in the first half and Missouri leading, 7-6, Nebraska's 122nd consecutive sellout crowd (76,406) and a regional ABC television audience sensed a strong possibility of an upset by the visiting Tigers.
That sensation was a little stronger six minutes into the fourth quarter when Mizzou's Brad Burditt kicked a 51-yard field goal to give the Tigers a 13-9 lead. But seldom-used senior quarterback Bruce Mathison had his legs under him by that time and he took the Huskers 70 yards in 11 plays for a 16-13 lead with 4:45 left. After a Brent Evans interception, Mathison capped the Husker comeback by sprinting 16 yards to score at the 2:36 mark for an insurmountable 23-13 lead. I-back Mike Rozier, not expected to play because of a painful hip pointer, came off the bench to rush for 139 yards and earned Big Eight player-of-the-week honors.
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SERIES HISTORY
SEASON STATS | NU ROSTER
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Nebraska 23
Missouri 19
Oct. 23, 1982
Lincoln, NEMissouri 0 7 3 9 — 19
Nebraska 3 3 3 14 — 23
NU — FG Kevin Seibel 33.
MU — Andy Gibler 1 pass from Brad Perry
(Todd Richmond kick).
NU — FG Seibel 23.
MU — FG Brad Burditt 23.
NU — FG Seibel 29.
MU — FG Burditt 51.
NU — Mark Schellen 1 run (Seibel kick).
NU — Bruce Mathison 16 run (Seibel kick).
MU — Gibler 24 pass from Mike Hyde (pass failed).
A—76,406.
MU NU
First downs 20 22
Rushes-yards 40-86 54-319
Passing yards 211 77
Return yards 0 120
Passes 41-21-3 20-9-0
Punts 6-45.0 3-38.3
Fumbles-lost 0-0 4-3
Penalties-yards 4-15 4-19
Time of Possession 31:16 28:44
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING
Missouri, Wallace Snowden 11-48, Tracey Mack 13-36.
Nebraska, Mike Rozier 17-139, Jeff Smith 8-52,
Mathison 8-37, Turner Gill 7-35, Roger Craig 4-30.
PASSING
Missouri, Perry 34-18-3-150, Hyde 7-3-0-61.
Nebraska, Gill 10-4-0-42, Mathison 10-5-0-35.
RECEIVING
Missouri, James Caver 7-90, Gibler 4-68, Snowden 4-21,
Mack 4-5.
Nebraska, Rozier 3-24, Jamie Williams 2-19,
Irving Fryar 2-14.
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